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Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

Australian woman Donna Nelson has lost her appeal in a Tokyo court for drug smuggling as she maintains that she was the innocent victim of a romance scam.

AAP · Sep 25, 2025

Japanese court rejects an appeal by Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

Japanese court rejects an appeal by Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

A Japanese court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by an Australian woman in a drug smuggling case, upholding a six-year prison sentence by a lower court

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025

Australian Woman Sentenced To Six Years For Drug Smuggling

Australian Woman Sentenced To Six Years For Drug Smuggling

Australian woman Donna Nelson sentenced to 6 years in Japanese prison for drug smuggling after being deceived in a romance scam. Family fights for her release.

Top News · Dec 4, 2024

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Australian woman who claims she was love scam victim jailed for smuggling drugs into Japan

Donna Nelson sentenced to six years in prison after court finds her guilty of bringing methamphetamine into country

The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2024

Australian woman accused of drug smuggling in Japan says she is innocent as trial begins

An Australian woman accused of smuggling amphetamines in a suitcase appeared in a Japanese court on Monday nearly two years after her arrest, saying she is innocent and that she was tricked into carrying them as part of an online romance scam

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2024

Daughter's heartbreak after seeing mum in Tokyo court

An Australian woman detained in Japan on drug trafficking allegations has seen her daughter for the first time in more than a year during a court appearance.

AAP · Jul 11, 2024

Donna Nelson's family say she was duped or forced into carrying drugs into Japan amid romance scam

The distraught daughters of WA grandmother Donna Nelson, a prominent member of WA's Aboriginal community, believe she has been duped or forced into carrying drugs into Japan, and say she does not deserve what she is going through.

ABC News · Jan 26, 2023

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